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Nekemias megalophylla

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Diels & Gilg) J.Wen & Z.L. Nie

Common Names

• Pepper Vine
• Da ye she pu tao (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Chongqing
• Gansu
• Guizhou
• Hubei
• Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan-China

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• forest. Grown as an ornamental

Flowering Times

• Jun-Aug (China) Late Summer

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Vigorous woody tendril liana with trifid tendrils, bi-pinnate leaves up to 600mm long, fruit a purplish berry aging black to 10mm diameter, terminal or leaf-opposed corymbs of green flowers with petals to 1.2mm

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• Mobot
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• The Plant List 2
• JAA